Toy.



S. H. ROSOFSKY.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-26, 1915.

1,176,405. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

I INVENTOR F agu 21 HR 1:501 52? ATTORNEYS improvements in toys; and thepresent inunrrnn s'ra'rns ra'rn ivr carton.

SAMUEL H. BOSOFSKY, OF PORT RICHMOND,

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB 0F ONE-THIRD TO HARRY GREENGLASS LAND ONE-THIRD T0 MICHAEL MAISEL, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed November 26, 1915. Serial No. 63,377.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. BosoFsKY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Richmond, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference, generally, to

.Vention relates, more particularly, to an improved toy in the form of an'animal having articulating jaws, and provided with a means for normally retaining the jaws in their closed relation, but permitting the mouth of the animal to open automatically, as soon as such jaw-engaging. means is released from its retaining engagement with the said jaws.

My present invention, therefore, has for its principal object to provide a toy, in the form of a bear, or other animal, having articulating jaws, normally closed by a simply constructed and easily operated muzzling or retaining means, which can be readily withdrawn from its retaining engagement with the said articulating jaws, the means for actuating the said jaws being of such construction, so that the jaws are automatically operated to bring the mouth of the ,toyanimal into its opened condition.

The'invention has for its further object to provide a means for retaining the articulating jaws of a toy-animal in closed relation, such'means being in the form of a pivoted ring-like element, suitably applied to the snout or nose-portion of the, animal and adapted to be readily swung into muz zling or retaining engagement with the two movable j aw-members so as to keep the mouth of the animal closed, until the said ring-like element is again brought into its released or disengaged relationwith the said jaw-memhers. 7

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel toy hereinafter set forth;and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the'novel arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, all of which will be described in de tail in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 1s a front view and Fig. 2 1s a side elevation of the head-portion of a toyanimal, provided with articulating jaws and a muzzling means made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional representation of the said head-portion, illustrating the muzzling means in its disengaged ployed in the said above described views, to-

indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to-the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the head-portion of any suitable toy-animal, the same in the present instance comprising the usual covering 2, suitably stuffed with excelsior, as at 3. or with any other suitable material. Suitably mounted within the mouth-portion 4: of the said head are a pair of jaw-members 5 and 6, the saidmembers being pivotally connected at their rear edges, by means of a coiled spring. as 7 having free end-portions, as 8 and 9, which are respectively attached in any suitable. manner to the respective jaw-members 5 and 6. Cover-members 10 and 11 of suitably colored paper,

or other suitable material, may be suitably relation with the movable-jaws, the latter secured upon the exposed surface-portions of the said jaw-membersfi and 6, as will be clearly :evident from an inspection of said Fig. 3 of the drawings. The purpose of the said spring 7 is to provide a forced-apart relation of the said two jaw-members, so as to provide a snout or mouth-portion Which will automatically open in the manner to be presently described. One means for re taining the articulating ,jaws thusproi ided in their closed relation "is in the form of a ring-shaped element or meinb'en as i12,-:preferably of semi-circular configuration, substantially as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and provided with the free and angularly disposed end-portions, as 18, which pierce the covering '2 and are suitably and pivotally mounted in the opposite edge-pen tions of the jaw memberx'i. Suitably mounte'd =upjon the main curved body-portion of the said-element or member 12 'isa flexible member 14, in the *iorm of a-ichain or the like. 7 To bring the separated or open jaws of-{the head-portion trom the'i'r 'op'en relation indicated in said Fig. 3 of'the drawings to their closed 'reflation represented in said Figs. "1 ahd"2.'-'all that'i's-necessary is t'ofpull upon the 'fl'eXi-blem'ember or chain 14 in a downward direction, whereby the flexible noseortion "15 of the head will be moved toward the lower mouthortion "16 of the said head, and the main loop-shaped part oif the member or-el'ement 12 is swu'ngbe- Heath and into embraced relation with the said mouth-portion 1'6, so'that the mouth of thetoy is positively held closed, as will'be oi-ear yunderstood. When the flexible memher *or chain '14 is pulled in the direction of the arrow 00, see Fig. 2 ofjtheidrawings,the said ring-shaped element or member 12 is readily brought "in-to its disengaged relation with the said lower nio'nthqyortion 16, thus permitting the spring 7 to exert its power, fsoas to causethe two jaw-members "6. to .assume the separated relation indicated in Fig. 8, -and'th'en automatically open the mouth of the toy-animal, as will In the modification "shown in "Fig-s. 4.21mi

in lieu of the javwmem- '5 of (the drawings.

here '5 and "6, which ma be :made or wood,

"sole leather, or the like, two jaw-members 1'7 and "18 ;;niade of sheetmetal may be eniploy'e'd, these. members being respectively providedwith pivot-ears 'or'lug's, "a's 19 and 20, PlVOiIfIllY connected by means ot a in "or stem, as '21 Eneir l'in' a portion of said .pin or's'tem 21 isa c'oile'd spring"22, having its respective end-portions "2'3 and'241b'earing directly upon the respective sheet-"metal platesor members 17 and 18, substantially as shown. The said hinged for articulated plates orfimembers '17 and 18 thus connected n-d a pring actuated are suitably folded v tap-on each other and "suitably secured in the theinouth closed, and

mouth-portion of the head, substantially as indicated in said Fig. 4 of the drawings. The fsaidiplates or members 17 and 18 may also be provided with colored coverings. as 25, in the form of paint, paper, or other suitable material. The means for retaining the articulating jaws of the head, shown in said Fig. 4, in their closed relation is the same as that employed with the construction of jaw-members described in connection with Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of thedraw- -ings,a nd is inthe form of a ring-shaped element or member 12, having its end-portions 13 suitably and ivotab1y eonneeted with-the'flexiblenose-portion 1'5 of the h-ead. If desired, the said plate-oninember 1-7 may he provided at or near its marginal edges -with upwardly extending forated e'ars'or lugs, as 2'6, and as indicated in dotted outline in said Figs. 4 and 5, in the perforations of which the said end- ;poitio'ns 13 extend and are o erati-vely arranged, as will be clearly understood.

"I *a-m aware, that some changes "may he 'II'TiL'Cl'e in the general arrangements and eonibinati'ons of the "several devices and parts Without departing suitably perfrom t-he scope of .ft-l'l present invention as -set forth in the Torethe construction of the said parts as 'illus- 'trated in the acco'm 'I claim: 1. Ina toy, a head having a month pon tion adapted to be brought into opened and closed relation, articulating j'aw;-''meilrnbers within said L I nOtith pOftHin, in'eanspivotaily connected with'said head and cotipera ting with the said jaw-members for retaining "said pivotal means "for withdrawing the lat- 'ter from its retaining engagement with said mouth-portion.

means connected-with 2. In a toy, a "head "hating a month-per V,

ti'on adapted to be *br'on'ght into vope'n Y closed relation, articulating jaw-members within said month-portion, a ring-shaped element pivotally connected with said head and codperat-in'g for retaining the I -iieziibly'r conn ct d with said ring-shaped element for withdraWingth'e latter from its retaining engagement withsaid mouth-porti'on.

with thesaid jawmenibers mouth closed, 'a'nda chain 3. In a toy, a he'ad havinga mouth portio'n adapted to 'be ibrought into opened and closed 'rel'ation, articulating jaw ine'mbers within said mouth portion, a sprin connected with said jaw m'embers, means pivotally connected with said operating with lithe said fja w-' rn embers' for retaining the "mouth elose'chand means eonhead and -co- '5 nected with said pivotal means for Withdrawing the latter from its retaining engagement With said mouth-portion.

4:. In a toy, a head having a mouth-portion adapted to be brought into opened and closed relation, articulating jaw-members Within said mouth-portion, and a spring connected With said jaw-members, a ringshaped element pivotally connected With said head and cooperating with the said jaw-members for retaining the mouth closed, and a chain flexibly connected with said ring-shaped element for Withdrawing the latter from its retaining engagement With said mouth-portion.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of November, 1915.

SAMUEL H. ROSOF SKY.

Vitnesses:

FREDK C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK H. W. FRAENTZEL.

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